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AmeliaJ QLD • Posts: 164

11 28 Jul 2010

ZoolNerd said:

I honestly didnt know that!my niave self thought that Horses would of been just sold to farms but obviously they are treated just like disposable objects aswell. So glad to know somebody wants to dedicate their live to saving animals!

isnt it just disgusting how humans just "waste" animals? The same goes on with the male Chicks and calves on farms that arent needed. Almost all of the baby chicks are culled, most of the time inhumanly and baby calves are either shipped off to the veal industry but most Dairy cows that arent needed for reproducing are killed. Disgusting.

D'oh, I just realised that part of what I wrote (that you quoted) made it sound like 66% of ALL horses go to the doggers- what it was meant to say was that 66% of the non-racehorses that ARE there, are there for behavioural/training reasons. Does that make better sense?! (I changed the original quote but it didn't change your quote, maybe you could change yours).

Anyway, my bad grammar aside.....
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It is sad, and complicated, but I try not to judge the people involved, because that's not how to get people to change. Facilitating and supporting them to make changes is the way I reckon. I try to send out a positive email for every negative one I send out. Even if it's something small.

* Steps off idealistic soapbox*
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Tanya M VIC • Posts: 741

12 28 Jul 2010

Welcome Amelia J. I'm a horsey person too. I volunteer for an organisation called Triple R Equine Welfare here in Victoria. www.triplerequinewelfare.org.au

I like your goals re: retraining horses that otherwise have no hope. I currently have a rescue here with me that I have been rehabilitating. It has been incredibly rewarding. She was abused and had no trust in humans. When I first met her, she would not allow anyone to touch her, and she would constantly turn her hind quarters at you just because she was so fearful and knew that was her best defence. Here is her story: http://www.triplerequinewelfare.org.au/gladys.html

The statistics are alarming, aren't they. Even more alarming are the number of horses bred for racing that just get discarded and sent to slaughter when they don't make the grade. We're talking some 18,000 foals born every year, and only a tiny % make it to the track, and there most certainly are not enough homes for them once their racing "career" is over.

I am staggered at the number of people who don't know that horses end up in dog food tins. Have a look at the labels, most of them say, "meat including beef, lamb and pork" (or something like that) It likely also includes horse, but they would never say that.

Ooops, so sorry for hijacking your thread.

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ZoolNerd NSW • Posts: 1005

13 28 Jul 2010

AmeliaJ said:

D'oh, I just realised that part of what I wrote (that you quoted) made it sound like 66% of ALL horses go to the doggers- what it was meant to say was that 66% of the non-racehorses that ARE there, are there for behavioural/training reasons. Does that make better sense?! (I changed the original quote but it didn't change your quote, maybe you could change yours).

oh I knew what you meant happy

I just find it sad that still over half of the horses that arent "used" for human wants still are just thrown away like objects. It so depressing how humans treat animals!

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AmeliaJ QLD • Posts: 164

14 29 Jul 2010

Tanya M said:

Welcome Amelia J. I'm a horsey person too. I volunteer for an organisation called Triple R Equine Welfare here in Victoria. www.triplerequinewelfare.org.au

I like your goals re: retraining horses that otherwise have no hope. I currently have a rescue here with me that I have been rehabilitating. It has been incredibly rewarding. She was abused and had no trust in humans. When I first met her, she would not allow anyone to touch her, and she would constantly turn her hind quarters at you just because she was so fearful and knew that was her best defence. Here is her story: http://www.triplerequinewelfare.org.au/gladys.html

The statistics are alarming, aren't they. Even more alarming are the number of horses bred for racing that just get discarded and sent to slaughter when they don't make the grade. We're talking some 18,000 foals born every year, and only a tiny % make it to the track, and there most certainly are not enough homes for them once their racing "career" is over.

I am staggered at the number of people who don't know that horses end up in dog food tins. Have a look at the labels, most of them say, "meat including beef, lamb and pork" (or something like that) It likely also includes horse, but they would never say that.

Ooops, so sorry for hijacking your thread.

Hi Tanya M, Thoroughly enjoyed looking through the success stories on the Triple R website, keep up the fantastic work ecstatic

The racehorse statistics are very sad indeed, we are lucky in Australia that many people still take ex-racehorses to be riding horses, although this trend is changing with the ever-increasing number of purpose bred sport horses etc.

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Tanya M VIC • Posts: 741

15 31 Jul 2010

AmeliaJ said:

The racehorse statistics are very sad indeed, we are lucky in Australia that many people still take ex-racehorses to be riding horses, although this trend is changing with the ever-increasing number of purpose bred sport horses etc.

You're spot on there.

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EMAC VIC • Posts: 69

16 1 Aug 2010

Hey everyone - just wanted to say hi. Love this site and getting heaps of tips and information. I have only just gone vegetarian but I am really excited about making it a permanent thing!

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Shonnie NSW • Posts: 237

17 1 Aug 2010

Hey AmeliaJ

Welcome! And good on you for wanting to do your bit for the horses that don't make the grade. It is a really sad but very real statistic. I'm also a horsey person and have rescued quite a few. My parents are also involved in animal welfare and we do have a menagerie of rescued and adopted animals happy

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